Clasp for hose-supporters.



PATENTED JUNE 2, 1903.

PIKE:

CLASP FOR HOSE SUPPORTERS.

APPLICATION PILEDMAR. 12, D02.

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fully described and represented in the follow- UNITED STATES Patented June 2, 1903-.

PATENT OFFICE.

" CLASP FOR HOSE-SUPPORTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 729,659, dated June 2, 1903.

Application filedMarch 12, 1992.

To all whom it may concern-.-

, Be it known that I, BENJAMIN PIKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clasps for Hose-Supporters,

ing specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.'

The object of my invention is to provide a clasp for hose-supporters which may be easily attached to the corset of the wearer to hold the hose-supporters in place and which will not work loose and free itself from the corset under any circumstances unless removed by the hand, and such a clasp is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of a figure showing the clasp attached to one of the fasteners of a corset and the hose-supporters attached to the hosiery. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of a part of the corset and the clasp attached thereto. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the clasp, the corset-fastenerbeing shown in section. Figs. at and 5 are detail front and edge views of the two parts constituting the clasp.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, A denotes a corset, B the stockings or hose, and C the hosesupporters, the upperends c of the supporters being attached to the pad D, which forms part of the supporters, and the lower ends (Z having the usual clasps for securing the stockings B to the supporters c. The clasp by which the supporters are secured to the corset and which, as before stated, constitutes my invention consists of a plate 1, (which I will term a hook or supporting plate,) which engages the corset-fastener e, and a locking-plate 2, the lower portion 3 of which is secured to the pad D by sewing or in any other suitable manner and is pivotally secured at 4: to the hook-plate 1, so as to swing on the hookplate 1, for apurpose hereinafter referred to. The upper portion of the hook-plate 1 is provided with a hook portion 5, which engages the slotted corset-fastener e, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the outer portion of said hook 5 being adapted to engage a catch 0, formed on the upper edge of the locking-plate Serial No. 97,814. (No model.)

locking-plate 2 are moved with relation to the plate 1 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, when it will be seen that the hook 5 of the hook-plate 1 can be entered into the slot of the corset-fastener e, the hook 5 being of a width which practically fills said slot and prevents the corset from becoming unfastened while the hook 5 is in engagement.

When the hook 5 has so engaged the fastener e, the locking-plate and pad are moved to the position shown in full lines and the hook 5 is engaged by the catch 6 of the locking-plate 2,which prevents further movement of the locking-plate inwardly and also prevents the lower part of the fastener e from moving out of engagement with the hook 5. It will be seen from the dotted position in Fig. 2 that the locking-plate 2 and pad D have a considerable angular movement before the portion 7 of the locking-plate is in a position to allow the hook 5 to be free to engage the fastener c, this angular movement, as shown in the drawings, being about forty-five degrees, and this movement of the locking-plate can only be obtained by the use of the hands, there being no position the user could take so as to allow the pad D and supporter C to move the locking-plate so as to cause the hook 5 to be disengaged from the corset-fas tener e. The elongated portion 7 may be of any desirable length, thus giving any desired angular movement of the locking-plate 2 before the hook 5 can be released from the corset-fastener, and it will also be seen that the hook 5 of the hook-plate 1 may be so formed as to engage the upper bar of the fastener e instead of the lower bar, although the method of attaching the clasp as shown is the preferred form.

It will be seen from the drawings and description that the clasp is effective in its use and simple and cheap of construction, and

while it is shown in its preferred form it will be understood that it may be modified widely Without departing from my invention.

What is claimed is 1. A hose-supporter provided with suitable hose-supporting straps and with means for attachment to a corset,- said means consisting of a clasp comprising a suitable support, having a downwardly-projecting hook adapted to be passed through an opening in the corset and to then project downwardly over the face of the corset and a swinging locking member mounted on said support and connected to the hose-supporting straps, substantially as described.

2. A clasp consisting of a supporting-plate, said plate being provided with a hook, a locking-plate loosely pivoted to said supportingplate said locking-plate comprising an elongated upper part and catch which is adapted to swing so as to engage the hook of said supporting-plate, and a lower part to which are secured the straps of a hose-supporter, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the supporting-plate 1 having a hook 5, of a locking-plate 2 comprising a lower part as 3, a catch as 6 and an elongated upper part 7, the catch 6 and part 7 being adapted to engage the hook, 5, and hose connections a, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN PIKE WVitnesses:

GEoRe H. Home, JOHN A. GRAVES. 

